Saigon native, poet and author Teresa Mei Chuc will speak about the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, her family’s experience immigrating to the U.S. and read from her book, Red Thread on Thursday, July 17, 7:00 p.m. at Pasadena Public Library’s Central... More »
The Allendale Branch Library presents “The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney’s Dream,” discussion and book signing with author Sam Gennawey on Saturday, July 12, 2014, 2:00 p.m. A historian and urban planner with a not-unhe... More »
The Madwoman in the Volvo is the much-anticipated memoir based on the 2012 Best American Essay by Sandra Tsing Loh, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly. By turns hilarious, dark, candid, and surprisingly informative, Loh’s stream-of-consci... More »
Rattle magazine will host the second installment of the 2014 Rattle Reading Series on Sunday, March 9th, 5:00 p.m, at Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse (1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada). Every second Sunday, Rattle continues to gather a selection of performe... More »
The president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Steven S. Koblik—largely credited with transforming the institution into a dynamic and thriving intellectual and cultural center with a focus on impact and outreachâ&#... More »
Dana Gioia, the USC Judge Widney Professor Of Poetry And Public Culture, has been named the recipient of Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry. Gioia, celebrated for his poetry, criticism and arts advocacy, joins a who’s who list of the gre... More »
Red Hen Press is pleased to announce the winners of its 2013 awards series. The Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award, the RHP Short Story Award, and the RHP Poetry Award are given each year for, respectively, an unpublished original poetry collection, short story, an... More »
In her latest novel, The Estrogen Chronicles, Circle of Friends, Cynthia Kumanchik describes a mysterious virus that threatens to destroy the rural town of Sierra. Nothing can stop this destructive virus, as hundreds of people rush to the hospital’s ER, only... More »
In the cozy setting of Distant Lands surrounded by books and travel destinations, author Sam Gennawey brought to life the story of the world-renowned attraction toted the “happiest place on earth” that sits in our backyard—D... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has acquired an extensive collection of rare books and manuscripts by Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), considered one of the greatest English prose satirists of the 20th century. The collectio... More »
Every year the Friends of Crowell Public Library present a program of One Book, One City events that brings the community together in celebration of the joy of reading. This year they are going above and beyond this concept to present Four Books, One City: Mee... More »
Maisie Dobbs has been chosen as the Sierra Madre Public Library 2014 One Book One City choice and an appearance by the author Jacqueline Winspear will highlight a month of exciting free programs at the Library. Winspear will speak on Saturday, February 22 at 2... More »
